American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an American singer. She had two sons, Edan and Seth.Backed by her two older Paris Sisters, Albet

Was an American singer. She had two sons, Edan and Seth.Backed by her two older Paris Sisters, Albeth and Sherrell, Priscilla Paris is best remembered for the song, "I Love How You Love Me", an international hit in October 1961.

Is an American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, in

Is an American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television. She is the mother of actress Amy Irving (and, thus, former mother-in-law of Steven Spielberg).

Was a pioneer in the treatment of diabetes during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes, and was also a foun

Was a pioneer in the treatment of diabetes during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes, and was also a founding member of the Joslin Diabetes Center.

Around the time that Winans had been accepted to college, the television show "The PTL Club" (now kn

Around the time that Winans had been accepted to college, the television show "The PTL Club" (now known as "Praise the Lord") took interest in her and her brother Benjamin (BeBe) as potential background vocalists for the show. They were accepted after goi

A Canadian singer.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the R

A Canadian singer.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S.[1] and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart.[2] Following this she spent 14 years singin

A Canadian geoscientist of great distinction and a world leader in Quaternary research. He is known

A Canadian geoscientist of great distinction and a world leader in Quaternary research. He is known for his groundbreaking research on the environment, climate change, and oceanography. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor at l'Université du Québec à Montréal.Dr. Hillaire-Marcel was born and educated in France. He received advanced degrees at the Sorbonne in 1968, and the University of Paris in 1979.He moved to Canada and became a professor at l'Université du Québec à Montréal. From between 1970 and 2003, Claude Hillaire-Marcel authored or co-authored over 150 scientific papers. He supervised 20 doctoral dissertations and 37 M.Sc. & D.E.A. theses, and in addition he had 13 scientists working with him as postdoctoral fellows from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, the UK & the U.S..

Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana State University[1] and began acting

Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana State University[1] and began acting due to a mistake; a computer error in his high school registration scheduled him in an acting class, a subject which Vince has never left.Divorced from hi

Lynx and Lamb Gaede first performed together by singing at a white nationalist festival called "Euro

Lynx and Lamb Gaede first performed together by singing at a white nationalist festival called "Eurofest" in 2001.[4] They began learning how to play instruments in 2002 (Lamb plays the guitar and Lynx plays the violin). In the same year they appeared on a VH1 special called Inside Hate Rock. In 2003, they were featured in a Louis Theroux BBC documentary, entitled Louis and the Nazis, on racism and white supremacy in the United States. Lamb, Lynx, and their mother April also appeared in the low-budget 2003 horror film called Dark Walker.[5]

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired American professional basketball player, who starred with the Golden State Warriors of

Is a retired American professional basketball player, who starred with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association during the 1980s. A 6'7" small forward, Short averaged 17.3 points per game over his twelve-season career in the NBA. On November 17, 1984 in game against New Jersey, Short scored a career high 59 points. At the time, only 9 other players had scored more points in one game (Wilt Chamberlain doing it several times). After leaving The NBA in 1990, Short took a year off Basketball. In early 1991 he returned to play, this time in Israel For Hapoel Tel Aviv. Short led the team to a successful season that ended in a 3-2 loss to arch rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Playoff Final series. He retired after the end of the season, in 1992.